majimeaussie said...

majimeaussie at 11:00 AM JST - 19th November

As per usual there is no specific information on what has actually been tested and what the 95 or 99% actually is.

Do 95% of the masks block out all of the virus (definitely not).

Is it that the material blocks 95% of the virus passing through (ie if the…

Posted in Most masks do not block viruses as much as they claim to, test shows at 11:00 AM JST - 19th November
majimeaussie at 10:47 AM JST - 19th November

Osakadaz, congratulations on the addition to your family and I'll answer your questions so others also know the answers

nappies - about 20 yen each (much cheaper than Australia) hospital visits - free vaccinations - free for compulsory ones, about 6,000 - 8,000 for others

Posted in Gov't having second thoughts on key child allowance pledge at 10:47 AM JST - 19th November
majimeaussie at 02:12 PM JST - 13th November

We talked about the issue beforehand

Also the report about the ferry company mentioned something similar that the employee discussed whether they should report. Very Japanese....

Posted in Construction firm where Ichihashi worked reports losing business at 02:12 PM JST - 13th November
majimeaussie at 05:18 PM JST - 10th November

There seems to be a real push on this case again of late. It is good to see that they have even got his mother to request him to turn himself in.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/969450/turn-yourself-in-murder-suspects-mum

Posted in Ichihashi had documents for passport application, police say at 05:18 PM JST - 10th November
majimeaussie at 10:39 AM JST - 10th November

It's good to see the drop but the figures "appear" lower than how things seem when out in public.

I was amazed on the weekend when going to a restaurant with wife and baby (

Posted in Men's smoking rate in Japan at record-low 36.8% at 10:39 AM JST - 10th November
majimeaussie at 03:43 PM JST - 28th October

DPJ - Keep saying that "We will stop the practice of Amakudari"

So now the new president and 2 deputy presidents are all going to be ex-bureaucrats. Well stopped.

Posted in Japan Post under new management led by former bureaucrats at 03:43 PM JST - 28th October
majimeaussie at 01:55 PM JST - 19th October

My wife and son were vaccinated last week and the local children's clinic has been doing vaccinations for a couple of weeks. Talking to other parents of infants at work it is the same where they live (Tokyo / Yokohama area).

Posted in H1N1 flu vaccination begins in Japan at 01:55 PM JST - 19th October
majimeaussie at 12:27 PM JST - 19th October

ShinGinko Tokyo anyone???

Posted in Debt moratorium may delay work to solve real problems at 12:27 PM JST - 19th October
majimeaussie at 10:18 AM JST - 16th October

My only question is what is a "group infection" and how is it different from a normal infection?

Posted in 8,047 new-flu group infections reported in one week at 10:18 AM JST - 16th October
majimeaussie at 05:28 PM JST - 8th October

One guy in our office took just over 3 hours from Shinagawa to Kanda (would have been faster to walk).

I was lucky. My usual 35 minute trip took only 40 minutes.

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